Bags (fashion)

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Chapters: Prada, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Coach, Inc., Wallet, Birkin bag, Dooney & Bourke, Messenger bag, Sporran, Handbag, English Retreads, Museum of Bags and Purses, It Bag, Kooba, Mobile Edge, Chanel 2.55, Miche Bag Company, Hansengross, Longchamp, Satchel, Fanny pack, Duluth pack, Purse party, Kiondo, Travel wallet, Hervé Chapelier, Hobo bag, Sling bag, East India Natural Goods, Safor, Purse organizer, Book bag. Excerpt: Louis Vuitton Malletier - commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton (French: , commonly ), or shortened to LV - is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses, and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses. Louis Vuitton sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website. The Louis Vuitton label was founded by Vuitton in 1854 on Rue Neuve des Capucines in Paris. In 1858, Vuitton introduced his flat-bottom trunks with trianon canvas, making them lightweight and airtight. Before the introduction of Vuitton's trunks, rounded-top trunks were used, generally to promote water run off, and thus could not be stacked. It was Vuitton's gray Trianon canvas flat trunk that allowed the ability to stack with ease for voyages. Becoming successful and prestigious, many other luggagemakers began to imitate LV's style and design. In the courtyard of the Vuitton workshops in Asnières, Paris, c. 1888, Louis, Georges and Gaston L. Vuitton (seated on a Bed trunk)In 1867, the company participated in the universal exhibition in Paris. To protect against the duplication of his look, he changed the Trianon design to a beige and brown stripes design in 1876. By 1885, the company opened its first store in London, England on Oxford Street. Soon thereafter, due to the continuing imitation of his look, in 1888, the Damier Canvas pattern was created by Louis Vuitton, bearing a logo that reads "marque L. Vuitton déposée", which translates into "L. Vuitton registered trademark". In 1892, Louis Vuitton died, and the company's management passed to his son. After the death of his father, Georges Vuitton began a campaign to build the company into a worldwide corporation,